cordially invite you to the

On Friday, November 17, 6 – 9 pm

Suzanne Snider and Mark Ford are partnering with Mayari Rojas of Guatemala (Galeria Arthis) to become Rojas-Ford Fine Art. Rojas-Ford is the first Latin American gallery to specialize in Mexican and Central American Modern and Contemporary art in addition to many Latin American Masters.

November 17 – December 30, 2017)
Rojas-Ford’s first exhibit will showcase Guatemalan master Elmar Rojas. It will include paintings, pastels, and several portfolios of piezographs (serigraphs hand embellished with gold or silver pigments and varnishes).

Rojas-Ford will also be celebrating the cultures of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá, Guatemala, and Mexico with special events. As Ford Fine Art, they will continue to buy, sell and consign Latin American fine art.

“We welcome Rojas-Ford Gallery to the Coral Gables arts community,” says Ramón Cernuda, owner of Cernuda Arte Gallery located across the street. “ Their expertise and connoisseurship in the fields of Mexican and Central American art represent a significant gain to the City Beautiful.”

About the artists
Elmar Rojas was born in Central Guatemala in 1938. He graduated as a teacher of primary education from the Escuela Normal Pedro Molina de Alameda. In 1957, Rojas began studies at the National School of Plastic Arts. There, he studied with Rodolfo Abularach (1933) and Oswaldo Toledo, who took him outside to paint nature, landscapes, and animals.